Events

We will tour two adjacent gardens developed on public land by the Cheshire Pollinator Pathway group with the option to visit their third site in town. Cheshire Pollinator Pathway members will discuss how they have established multiple anchor gardens, share lessons learned for working with your town to establish native plant gardens, and provide a tour of the Original and Lock 12 Gardens. The discussion will start at 10 am. Please feel free to bring a lawn chair and arrive early to chat about plants.

Please bring a brown bag lunch and join us for a social time after the tour, at the Lock 12 Park pavilion.  Wild Ones will supply drinks and cookies. The covered pavilion with picnic tables is approximately 0.2 miles down a paved drive from the garden site.  Rest room facilities are available here, as well, including handicap accessible.

Parking is free in the Lock 12 lot and overflow parking, if needed, is available at the Norton Elementary School 0.1 miles away on N. Brooksvale Rd.  People with mobility issues can be driven down to and dropped off at the pavilion area, but no parking is available there.

You are welcome to tour the Cheshire Pollinator Pathway’s West Main Street Garden before or after the main program. The garden is located at the intersection of West Main St. (Rt. 68) and Railroad Avenue. Use 55 Railroad Avenue for navigation. Parking is available with two dedicated lots. Restrooms are available at this location.